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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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